tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782678538706432118.post4773787404641504902..comments2023-11-18T05:52:22.103-08:00Comments on Citizens Defending Libraries: Report on Tuesday, June 3rd-9th City Council Hearing On Budget For NYC Libraries Plus Testimony of Citizens Defending LibrariesCitizens Defending Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01092514353287180066noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782678538706432118.post-378231915374569302014-06-14T02:36:47.319-07:002014-06-14T02:36:47.319-07:00I am reading all of this and it is so interesting ...I am reading all of this and it is so interesting to me. When I was a child going to the library was the most important thing in my life. Today I look at my students who are facing poverty and the library is more important to them. It is the one place they have peace. It is their safe haven. They cannot afford book stores or kindles. They utilize the library.<br /><br />Why isn't anyone caring about my kids or the thousands of other kids out there? I visited my local library and sent pictures to public officials. it was appalling to me to see the limited books on the shelves. The children's section looked like a ghost town. Hours were cut and this concerns me. How are students supposed to research if they have limited hours?<br /><br />Personally I feel our NYPL and others want us to go back to the dark ages where we are illiterate. If we are not literate we won't fight back. <br /><br />We must do everything in our power to save our libraries for our children. I leave you with one parting thought . My student posed a question to me. " Mrs. Rosen, If it says public library doesn't it mean that it is for the public?" I rest my case.Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04692051498502941586noreply@blogger.com